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Tori Crawford • Edited

Flatiron really likes to hire graduates as coaches because we have already made our way through the curriculum. Most likely we are fresh out of the bootcamp and remember going through all the highs and lows that accompany learning something new, which helps us connect with and support the students in their journey. It's been really rewarding to see students visibly relax when I tell them I also struggled with a certain topic. It also helps some of the students to know that we were in their position not too long ago and now we know enough to help teach it.

Coaching has helped me gain a deeper understanding of Ruby and JavaScript. It's given me the ability to answer questions about complex topics in a very basic way. I can't thank Flatiron enough for giving me the opportunity to become a better developer all the while giving back to the community that helped change my life.

Now onto my cats!! I have two and, man oh man, those little dudes are a handful. They are both about 1.5 years old. Luke Catwalker (sweet & ditzy) is a Havana Brown and Pouncy (sour & spicy with a sprinkling of sweet here and there) is an Ocicat. See tweet for pics of them!